Teo Yoo

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 11, 1981 (44 years old)

Teo Yoo

Known For

Dirty Money
2h 0m
Movie 2024

Dirty Money

Two detectives in need; Myung-deuk looks after gang and takes bribes for his sick daughter; Dong-hyeok helps Myung-deuk to settle his gambling debts. One day they hear an information that Chinese gang is shipping a big amount of cash abroad and decide to steal it for themselves. But things go wrong and they're now chased both by police and Chinese gang.

Music Adventure by Accident
TV Show 2024

Music Adventure by Accident

Kian84, a webtoonist and the Grand Award winner, seems like the man of the moment who has achieved all of his dreams, but he still has more goals in his life. He has been dreaming of becoming a singer since he was young. He goes to the US, the place where you can meet the free souls who do not care about the surrounding eyes. Pani Bottle and Yoo Teo join Kian84’s special music journey. Pani Bottle’s goal was to help Kian84 complete his bucket list, but his forgotten musical instinct returned. And Yoo Teo, a new travel mate who supports Kian84 is a musical talent who can compose songs, sing, and play guitar. With the support of the two mates, Kian84’s new adventure begins. Will he get close to becoming a singer through this new challenge?

Past Lives
1h 46m
Movie 2023

Past Lives

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

Love to Hate You
0h 54m
TV Show 2023

Love to Hate You

For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they're forced to date each other.

The Recruit
TV Show 2022

The Recruit

Recruited out of law school by the CIA, a daredevil young attorney leaps unprepared into the dangerous world of international espionage.

Decision to Leave
2h 18m
Movie 2022

Decision to Leave

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Log in Belgium
1h 5m
Movie 2021

Log in Belgium

“To me films are an imaginary world where emotion comes into play.” YOO Teo traveled to Belgium to make his movie but he ended up being locked down due to COVID-19. This film is about his 15-days of quarantine in Antwerp Hotel fighting for his movie and loneliness. He also depicted his most personal story. This is the debut film of YOO Teo both as the star and the director.

Dr. Brain
TV Show 2021

Dr. Brain

Brilliant brain scientist Sewon suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues.

The Window
0h 45m
TV Show 2021

The Window

A look at the multi-billion dollar business surrounding international professional football where players are bought and sold at the end of the English Super League season.

Honeymoon Tavern
1h 40m
TV Show 2021

Honeymoon Tavern

Newlyweds visit a special tavern in Udo to enjoy their honeymoon.

Biography

Yoo Teo (born April 11, 1981 in Cologne, Germany) is a German-South Korean actor. Yoo Teo, also known by the Western name Teo Yoo, was born in Cologne on April 11, 1981 as the son of South Korean guest workers. He was a passionate basketball player in his youth, but gave it up after an injury and focused on acting. He went to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Yoo speaks fluent English, German and Korean. He has appeared in productions in various countries. At the beginning of his career, he had several supporting roles in South Korean films, including One on One (2014) by Kim Ki-duk. In 2015, he played one of the leading roles in the American production Seoul Searching by Korean-American director Benson Lee. The film is about young Koreans who grew up abroad and want to get to know their Korean heritage. Yoo plays Klaus Kim from Hamburg. He has also appeared in the science fiction film Equals, the Vietnamese film Bitcoin Heist (2016) and the Thai film Ruk Kong Rao (2017). In 2018, he played the lead role of Soviet rock musician Wiktor Zoi, the son of a Korean and a Russian, in Kirill Serebrennikov's Leto, which took him into competition at the Cannes International Film Festival. Yoo does not speak Russian and memorized the Russian lyrics phonetically for the role. Yoo said he considers himself Korean and has always wanted to act in South Korean films, but his Korean was not fluent for a long time. In 2019, he played the lead role in the film Vertigo alongside Chun Woo-hee. In the summer of 2024, Yoo Teo became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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